He's actually really attached to it.
K: She doesn't close her mouth.
D: No, she can't close her mouth.
The other day, he took it to the Y. The nice lady who watches over Kush told us later that he needed his---
L: What is it, his "tototo?"
D: Totoro.
L: Yup.
D: ...
L: Is it an anime?
D: Yup.
L: It looks like an anime.
Our 2-yr-old loves all modes of transportations. Trains. Horses. Bicycles? Yes. And the balloons _and_ elephants! So, when I saw Around the World in 80 Days in a "Family Friendly Movies" shelf at our local public library, it was really a no-brainer.
And oh, what a treat it was. If you know the people that make up DK's core team at all, you know that traveling is a big part of us. And, if you knew us a little more, you'd know that we prefer, how shall I put it, slower modes of transportation, like trains and elephants, over cars and airplanes. This movie takes you around the world in all sorts of anachronistic modes of transportation, from hot airballoons, elephants to locomotives and steamboats. It's so damn romantic!
Of course, it is a mega Hollywood movie made in the 50s, so everything is stereotyped (including a good few slags at English culture) and borderline annoying sometimes. But it is very beautifully shot with lots of exotic locations; all the sceneries and colors tug on your romantic notion of world travels and yeaning for the exotic, very effectively, even half a century later.
Also, the movie is looong (3 hours, in all, with an intemission). But I found the slow pace rather soothing and refreshing, in this day of YouTube'd cutups and short skits everywhere. It felt luxurious.
Speaking of, it has lots of cameos by stars of the time, including the end credits by Saul Bass, a famous graphic designer. Which, to me, really, is worth the money you'd pay for the DVD
